# 1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the inaugural edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 22 to 24 April 1977 at the University of Moncton in Moncton, Canada. The first six countries to compete in the Pan American Championships were the United States, Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela.
The 1977 Devlin Cup was also held a day prior the championships and acted as a team event for the Pan American championships.

## Results summary

In the men's singles event, Roy Díaz González won the gold medal after defeating Jamie McKee in the final. In the women's singles final, Wendy Clarkson defeated compatriot Lesley Harris to win gold in the women's singles event.
In the men's doubles event, Jamie McKee won another gold medal when he partnered with John Czich to defeat compatriots Ian Johnson and Pat Tryon in the final. In the final of the women's doubles event, Pam Bristol Brady and Judianne Kelly of the United States defeated fellow Americans Diana Osterhues and Janet Wilts 15–4, 15–9.
In mixed doubles, the gold medal was won by Bruce Pontow and Pam Bristol Brady with the silver medal awarded to Chris Kinard and Mike Walker.

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Roy Díaz González | Jamie McKee | Chris Kinard |
| Men's singles | Roy Díaz González | Jamie McKee | Charles Coakley |
| Women's singles | Wendy Clarkson | Lesley Harris | Judianne Kelly |
| Women's singles | Wendy Clarkson | Lesley Harris | Tracy van Wassenhove |
| Men's doubles | John Czich Jamie McKee | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | Greg Carter John Taylor |
| Men's doubles | John Czich Jamie McKee | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | Chris Kinard Mike Walker |
| Women's doubles | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove |
| Women's doubles | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Sharon Crawford Lesley Harris |
| Mixed doubles | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly | Greg Carter Wendy Clarkson |
| Mixed doubles | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly | Charles Coakley Janet Wilts |
| Mixed team (Devlin Cup) | Canada Jamie McKee Sally Dalkin Wendy Clarkson Sharon Crawford Tracy van Wassenhove Greg Carter Pat Tryon Lesley Harris Ian Johnson John Czich John Taylor | United States Charles Coakley Chris Kinard Bruce Pontow Mike Walker Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Not awarded |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada (CAN)* | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |

## Results
### Men's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Roy Díaz González | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Mike Walker | 15 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Mike Walker | 15 | 2 | 8 | Roy Díaz González | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Charles Coakley | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| Charles Coakley | 17 | 15 | | Charles Coakley | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| John Czich | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| John Czich | 15 | 10 | | | | | Roy Díaz González | 17 | 11 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Jamie McKee | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| Chris Kinard | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Jamie McKee | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| José Icaza | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| José Icaza | 1 | 1 | | Chris Kinard | 7 | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Ian Johnson | 14 | 5 | | Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Diana Osterhues | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Diana Osterhues | 0 | 3 | | Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Judianne Kelly | 7 | 2 | | | |
| Judianne Kelly | 11 | 11 | | Judianne Kelly | 7 | 2 | | | |
| Janette Martin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Janette Martin | 3 | 1 | | | | | Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | Lesley Harris | 5 | 1 |
| Sally Dalkin | 7 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | Lesley Harris | 5 | 1 |
| Tracy van Wassenhove | 11 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Tracy van Wassenhove | 11 | 3 | 11 | Tracy van Wassenhove | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Lesley Harris | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Janet Wilts | 2 | 2 | | Lesley Harris | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Lesley Harris | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| John Czich Jamie McKee | John Czich Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Greg Carter John Taylor | Greg Carter John Taylor | 5 | 12 | | | | |
| Greg Carter John Taylor | Greg Carter John Taylor | 5 | 12 | John Czich Jamie McKee | John Czich Jamie McKee | 15 | 18 |
| | | | | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | 8 | 15 |
| Chris Kinard Mike Walker | Chris Kinard Mike Walker | 12 | 7 | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | 8 | 15 |
| Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | Ian Johnson Pat Tryon | 15 | 15 | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | 15 | 17 | | | | | |
| Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | 5 | 14 | | | | | |
| Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | 5 | 14 | | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts | 4 | 9 |
| | | | | | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | 15 | 15 |
| Sharon Crawford Lesley Harris | Sharon Crawford Lesley Harris | 4 | 15 | 5 | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | 15 | 15 |
| Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly | 15 | 7 | 15 | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mike Walker Judianne Kelly | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly | 7 | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
| Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | 15 | 17 | 9 | | | | | |
| Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove | 15 | 17 | 9 | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly | Mike Walker Judianne Kelly | 5 | 15 | 16 |
| | | | | | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | 15 | 10 | 18 |
| Charles Coakley Janet Wilts | Charles Coakley Janet Wilts | 6 | 15 | | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | 15 | 10 | 18 |
| Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady | 15 | 18 | | | | | | |

## Devlin Cup

The Devlin Cup was a mixed team badminton tournament between the two Pan American countries, the United States and Canada. The biennial tournament was first held in 1956. In 1977, the tournament acted as a prelude and a team event to the Pan American championships. The tournament was later proposed to be merged with the Pan American Championships in the next few editions.
Canada won the Cup for a third time, defeating the United States 3–2 in the tie.